From two spine companies breaking ground on corporate headquarters to spine devices earning international nods, here are seven updates to know from the last week:
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Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has performed 100 two-port fetoscopic surgeries for spina bifida, according to a June 30 announcement.
Christopher Good, MD, debuted a two-level lumbar disc replacement in the Washington, D.C., area, according to a June 30 news release.
Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery in Sandy Springs, Ga., has reportedly performed more spine surgeries using the Intracept procedure than any other group in the Southeast.
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Neurosurgeon Richard Wohns, MD, founder and president of Nashville, Tenn.-based NeoSpine, has shared his talents in spine surgery by volunteering his services in Nepal and the Maldive Islands.
Paul Richin, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who retired from Atlanta-based Emory Orthopaedics last fall, has opened a nonsurgical practice with his son, Dan Richin, the Atlanta Jewish Times reported June 29.
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball (Texas) began this year by launching neurosurgery and neurotrauma programs and was recently recognized as a Center of Excellence in robotic surgery by the Surgical Review Corp., Community Impact Newspaper reported June 30.